Shana West

  • What I do, where I work

  • I am currently (and most consumingly!) the coordinator for “Transforming Museums: Bridging Theory and Practice,” to be held May 22-23, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. The goal of the conference is to look for innovative ways to address museums’ changing needs. In this position, I’m coordinating a committee of 13 of my classmates to make this event happen. It’s one of the most exciting things I’ve ever done, and I learn incredible things about myself, my cohort, and leadership every single day. When I graduate, I look forward to applying all these collaborative experiences to the exhibit development and interpretive planning process.

  • Current position

    • Exhibits Internship at Museum of History and Industry

    • Conference Coordinator at UW Museology Program

Earlier positions

  • Exhibit Design and Media Practicum at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

  • Interpretation and Design Internship at Kitsap County Historical Society Museum

  • Collections Assistant at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

  • Collections Practicum at Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

  • Assistant English Teacher at Japan English Teaching Program

  • Technical Support Specialist at AmerisourceBergen Corporation

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  • More about me

  • I’m a Master’s Degree Candidate at the University of Washington’s Museology Program. My primary interests are in exhibit development, interpretive planning, and experience design. I view the work of museums as a cultural process; therefore, I believe that the exhibit development process necessarily requires an understanding of audience and institutional cultures in order to take part in them. I believe in revitalizing exhibits as a social and scholarly medium.

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